MILNEWS.ca: Inbox Highlights, 5 Mar 2018

CANSOFCOM getting private-sector ISTAR help“Special forces around the world are interested in ISR capabilities, which is often associated with on-the-ground targeting and drone surveillance during operations. Recently, there has been a growing trend in government budgets of major NATO countries and their top secret agencies, to pay for private intelligence. Outsourcing intelligence has been reflected in Canada recently, with its Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) — the most elite branch of the military signing contracts with private intelligence consultants. Canada’s special operations forces are considered to be among the world’s elite, regularly compared with American SEALs, Delta Force, and British SAS operators. The government issued calls for nearly 1 million dollars worth of contracts to provide private intelligence advice for Canadian commandos, according to federal documents released online …”